[vsnet-grb 74509] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 31 May 08 15:34:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   288.913d {+19h 15m 39s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.184d {-24d 11' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 101.095d
SLEW_TIME:       56100.00 SOD {15:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14617 TJD;   152 DOY;   08/05/31
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        HD 179949 
TGT_NUM:         36405,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:        68.94d {+04h 35m 46s}  +22.03d {+22d 01' 35"}
SUN_DIST:        143.18 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       22.32d {+01h 29m 18s}  +14.28d {+14d 16' 49"}
MOON_DIST:        98.72 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      14 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       13.46,-15.81 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      287.21, -1.87 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 184.18,1.61 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.25) 1.37 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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